ETBB63 Introduction to Urban Ethnology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Karel Altman, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Chovancová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Daniel Drápala, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 8:00–9:40 J31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to explain the issue of urban culture from the ethnology point of view. Urban environment research from the point of view of related social sciences, such as sociology, demography, history and anthropology.
Learning outcomes
After having finished the course, the student will be able to understand the research into urban environment from the perspective of cultural history, ethnography of the present, and research into the culture of working classes; he/she will be able to describe the basic research themes and to compare modern-day researcher´s approaches and trends.
Syllabus
  • 1. Contemporary research methods and trends, sources and literature on the topic.
  • 2. Overview of cultural and historical research.
  • 3. Montaneous ethnography.
  • 4. Working class culture.
  • 5. Overview of urban research development in the Czech Republic.
  • 6. Basic works in urban ethnology in the Czech Republic.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Kulturní obraz českých měst : život veřejný mezi r. 1420-1620 (Variant.) : Kulturní obraz českých měst : život veřejný v XV. a XVI. věku. Díl I. : Kulturní obraz českých měst : život veřejný v XV. a XVI. věku. Díl II. info
  • The urban ethnography reader. Edited by Mitchell Duneier - Philip Kasinitz - Alexandra K. Murphy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, viii, 976. ISBN 9780199743575. info
  • SIROVÁTKA, Oldřich. Město pod Špilberkem : o lidové kultuře, tradicích a životě lidí v Brně a okolí. Brno: SNIP & Co ve spolupráci s Ústavem pro etnografii a folkloristiku Akademie věd České republiky v nakladatelství Doplněk, 1993, 242 stran. ISBN 8085765101. info
  • FOX, Richard G. Urban anthropology : cities in their cultural settings. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1977, xii, 176. info
  • SKALNÍKOVÁ, Olga and Karel FOJTÍK. K teorii etnografie současnosti. Praha: Academia, 1971, 79 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Written examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kombinované studium 14 hodin přímé výuky v semestru.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Kombinované studium 14 hodin přímé výuky v semestru.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Autumn 2014.
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